Course breakdown

12 Weekly Topics

• 1 The Formulation of States

  1. The social organization of people
  2. The structure of the state
     • People & Territory
     • Authority
     • Supremacy
  3. The Deep State

• 1 Power and International Politics

  1. The role of ideology in international politics

• 1 Geopolitics

  1. Natural Resources
  2. Water Straits
  3. Logistics

• 1 The Fundamentals of Political Analysis

  1. Reality
  2. Political decision making
  3. Political facts

• 1 The European Political Problem

  1. Historically
  2. Russia, the UK, Germany, and France

• 1 The American Political Problem

  1. The native American Tragedy
  2. Slavery
  3. Isolationism
  4. Our Own Worst Enemy: The Unmaking of American Foreign Policy

• 1 The Political Problem in the Muslim World

  1. Political events that shaped today’s Muslim world
  2. The Weaknesses of the National State in the Islamic World

• 1 The Impact of National Politics on International Relations

  1. USA, Europe, and the Marshal plan

• 1 The Impact of the Economy on International Relations

  1. The Gold Standards and the Dollar
  2. Crypto & Digital
  3. Technology

• 1 The Balance of Military Power and International Relations

  1. USA, Russia, U.K., France, China, UAE, The Zionist State. Turkey, Pakistan

• 1 Geopolitics and The Wedge Strategy

  1. Sino-Soviet Split and Geopolitical Dynamics
  2. Strategic Alliances and Balance of Power Technology

• 1 Final Exam

  This concluding exam covers essential themes discussed in the course modules.